NANOMATERIALS OPTOELECTRONICS LABORATORY

NANOBIONICS DEVICE FABRICATION FACILITY

Prof. Papadim

Education:
1993 -      Ph.D. in Polymer Science & Engineering
                University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA 01003
1989 -      M.S. in Polymer Science & Engineering
                University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA 01003
1987 -      B.S. with honors in Chemistry
                National University of Athens; Athens, GREECE

Professional Experience:
2000 - Present       Associate Director, Institute of Materials Science
2005 - Present       Professor; (1999-2005) Associate Professor; (1994-1999) Assistant Professor
                            Department of Chemistry, IMS, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2004                     Adjunct Advisor, International Center for Young Scientist, NIMS, JAPAN
2001                     Visiting Professor, Dept. Chemistry & Biochemistry, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
1992 - 1994           Post Doctoral Member of Technical Staff,
                            AT&T Bell Laboratories; Murray Hill, NJ
1987 - 1992           Research Assistant, Department of Polymer Science & Engineering
                            University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA

Honors and Awards:
2004 -      Elected as Member of the Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering,
1997 -      National Science Foundation, Early Faculty Career Award,
1997 -      American Association of University Professors, Excellence Award of Teaching promise,
1997 -      HP Fellowship for two of his Graduate Students (K. A. Higginson, D. L. Thomsen),
1992 -      Elected Member of the Honor Society of FKF, UMASS Chapter,
1987 -      Graduated Valedictorian (First in the Class of 1987), Department of Chemistry,
National University of Athens, Athens, GREECE.

Presentations:
INVITED: Total of 200 given at Conferences, Universities & National/Industrial Laboratories
CONTRIBUTED: Total of 400 mainly given at National and International Conferences
POSTERS: Total of 200 mainly given at National and International Conferences

Fotios Papadimitrakopoulos
Professor of Chemistry
Associate Director,
Institute of Materials Science University of Connecticut
Tel:  (860)-486-3447, Fax:  (860)-486-4745, Email:  papadim@mail.ims.uconn.edu